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- ↑ BURK, WILLIAM R. (2002). "ALMA LEONORA HOLLAND BEERS: THE FIRST WOMAN BOTANIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA–CHAPEL HILL". Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science. 118 (4): 221–236. JSTOR 24336300.
- ↑ Burk, William R. "A Bibliography of the Publications of Alma Holland Beers" (PDF). www.herbarium.unc.edu. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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- ↑ Holmes, Amelia W. (6 March 2015). "More than a Dainty Flower: Alma Holland Beers". uncscosaa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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